NETZSCH Pumps USA Highlights Complex Fluid Handling Solutions Ideal for Poultry Applications

NETZSCH pumps are manufactured to comply with FDA sanitary standards, are 3-A Sanitary Standards-certified, and meet European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) standards. In addition to materials of construction, NETZSCH pumps are designed for cleanability. Using standardized radii, they eliminate nooks and crannies and feature even higher weld quality standards to minimize or eliminate areas where pathogens can develop and to make cleaning quicker and more efficient. The pumps are all equipped with robust and easy to use clean in place (CIP) features.

The NEMO range of sanitary progressing cavity pumps can handle low to highly viscous product with and without solids and is recommended for gently conveying ground meat, meat trimmings, and offal and organs solids long distances. NEMO pumps are also an excellent choice for piping x-ray detectors that are used to identify and reject solids, like bones fragments, or even metals from the meat processing lines.

The TORNADO range of all-metal sanitary rotary lobe pumps work at low speeds and are extremely gentle to any product, making them an excellent choice for blood conveying applications, for example. The pumps are available in flow rates ranging from 6 gallons per minute (GPM) to 626 GPM (1 cubic meter per hour (m³/h) to 142 m³/h).

For conveying cooking oil and seasoning fluids or sauces, NETZSCH offers the NOTOS Sanitary multi screw pumps, which feature mechanical seals that work on suction pressure and offer a much longer expected life and lower noise than gear pumps. It has full service-in-place (FSIP) capability, easy disassembly for inspection, and ability to serve as pump for both the process and CIP pump in the line.

Also offered is the PERIPRO heavy duty roller hose pump, a food grade peristaltic pump with sanitary fittings, stainless steel base and front cover, and a quick and simple CIP process. PERIPRO is another excellent solution for transferring poultry products used in poultry processing as a thickening, rehydrating, or color- and flavor-enhancing agent. PERIPRO pumps are available in hose sizes ranging from 12 millimeters (mm) (0.47 inches) to 55 mm (2.16 inches) and capacities of 0.129 cubic meters per hour (m3/h) (0.57 gallons per minute (GPM) to 11.100 m3/h (48.87 GPM).